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Non-renewal: A non-renewal decision can be based on a mere reduction of work, based on a workload prognosis—made at the time of the decision. This can lead to a situation where a regular budget post remains vacant without actually being abolished. There is no legal obligation for the Administration to renew a staff member’s FTA based solely on the fact that the respective post is funded. On the contrary, it may be in the best interest of the Organization to save money instead of using available resources at all cost. In assessing future workload, the Administration necessarily has to make some prognosis, on the basis of the elements available at the time of the contested decision. Factual developments relating to the future workload after the date of the decision have to remain out of consideration, and do not have an impact on the legality of the decision under review.Extraneous factors: The burden of proof with respect to extraneous considerations falls on the Applicant.Staff consultation: An individual non-renewal decision based on a projected reduction of work cannot be characterized as one affecting a “department or office or at least a significant number of staff in a particular unit or service”, as required by the relevant bulletins. Therefore, it is not subject to staff consultation, even if the decision was taken in the context of a change of the organizational structure within the Department.